Political Quotes

Mr. President, the Chamber is vacant, so I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, the Republican-led Senate recently returned from the longest summer recess in more than a half a century. It is depicted here in the chart I wish to share with my colleagues. The black lines are when we are not working…

Mr. President, I submit that--my friend still has the floor, so I don't want to interrupt.

Madam President, I want to make a few comments on the CR. Senator McConnell has given a great statement, but about whom? It is a straw man argument. We don't oppose the Zika legislation. We don't oppose helping flood victims. But we want…